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If we could only snap the fetters of the body that bind the feet of the soul, we shall experience a great joy. Then we shall not be miserable because of the body's sufferings. We shall become free.

Vinoba Bhave

If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.

Human life is full of the play of samskaras - tendencies developed by repeated actions.

All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts.

Vinoba Bhave

Purpose

Spiritual

If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring our activities into same order.

Vinoba Bhave

Nature

Order

Do not allow yourself to imagine that revolutionary thinking can be propagated by governmental power.

Vinoba Bhave

Power

Thinking

In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor.

Vinoba Bhave

Nonviolence

Want

When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it.

Vinoba Bhave

Arguments

We have seen from experience that, if we are in the habit of walking regularly on the same road, we are able to think about other things while walking, without paying attention to our steps.

We cannot fight new wars with old weapons.

We cannot even recollect the actions of our infancy, our childhood is like something written on a slate and rubbed off.

Vinoba Bhave

Actions

Childhood

Though the names karma yoga and sannyasa are different, the truth at the heart of both is the same.

The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were not thus bound, its freedom would be wasted.

The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul.

The main reason why we look constantly to the Gita is that, whenever we need help, we may get it from the Gita. And, indeed, we always do get it.